Translation: Inspired by albums such as Tom Waits’ Bone Machine and the Beatles’ White album as much as by his own short-attention span, Herm set out to document a range of styles and sentiments. (cdbaby)

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Great nu wave. Flirting with The Strokes and they have a surprising English sound. New York Calling. Three members: Donald Cumming, Wade Oates and Nick Zarin-Ackerman. Toured in the United Kingdom with The Pigeon Detectives in November and December 2008.

Translation: Coupleskate’s forthcoming debut full-length album, Don’t Scare the Horses, is a glimpse of a band poised to come into its own. Utilizing both traditional rock instrumentation and forward-thinking string arrangements, the songs that comprise Don’t Scare the Horses have both long-time and new-found Coupleskate fans raising their eyebrows—and turning up their receivers.

Translation:The official video for Camera Obscura's new single French Navy from their forthcoming album My Maudlin Career. No hurry, given the fact that the band was formed in 1996 and this is only their 4th album. Inspiration is a weird thing.